On Thursday, 27 December 2012, the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova ratified the Moldova-EU Agreement on the protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs, signed in Brussels on 26 June 2012, under which the parties undertake to ensure a high level of... Read more

AGEPI provides a new service: online submission of IPO registration applications and related documents using web solutions. From 1 January 2013, to AGEPI may be submitted in electronic format IPO registration applications and related documents, using the electronic signature. Using the system... Read more

Dear friends, On the occasion of New Year 2013 and Winter Holidays, I address with great satisfaction my warmest congratulations and best wishes for health, happiness and prosperity to each of you individually, all innovation community of the Republic of Moldova. Professionals working in the field... Read more

By Order of the Director General of AGEPI no. 211 of December 21, 2012, issued pursuant to the decision of the Committee of Experts of the Nice Agreement concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (adopted at the 22nd session from... Read more

On 21 December this year was held the meeting of the National Commission on Intellectual Property (NCIP), in which took part its members, approved by Government Decision no. 489 of 29.03.2008. The meeting was chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Minister of Economics... Read more

On 11 December, the European Union industry ministers agreed to create a unitary European patent. For this project, which is supposed to boost the competitiveness of European enterprises, especially SMEs, talks were carried on for over thirty years. In this context, the European Patent Office (EPO... Read more

Today, December 13, 2012, within AESM will take place handing of stipendiary diplomas of the State Agency on Intellectual Property (Agency), which decided to grant the Scholarships of Merit (academic year 2012-2013) for two of the best students of AESM, Faculty Business and Business Administration... Read more

AGEPI organizes the Training Seminar for Journalists “Intellectual Property in Mass Media”. State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI) organizes on December 14, 2012, between the hours 14.00-17.00, the Training Seminar for Journalists entitled “Intellectual Property in... Read more

With a view to implementation of activities included in the AGEPI-EPO Joint Activity Program for 2011-2013 and multilateral cooperation with European institutions to develop an efficient system of protection of inventions by patents, similar to the European one, from 10 to 11 December 2012 at AGEPI... Read more

On December 3 this year at the AGEPI took place the working visit of the Delegation of the European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM). According to the visit schedule, EUBAM experts, Mr. Marchin Soberayski, Expert, Customs Control, Ms. Irinel Surugiu, Expert, Customs... Read more

On 29 November this year, the Commission for Attestation of candidates for obtaining the qualification of attorney in intellectual property within AGEPI has attested five new attorneys. We should note that, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 5 of the Regulations on the Activity of... Read more

At the Cabinet meeting of 21 November 2012 was approved the National Intellectual Property Strategy until 2020. As stated in the press release of the Government ( http://www.gov.md/libview.php?l=ro&idc=436&id=5780 ), the purpose of the document is to strengthen the legal and institutional... Read more

As stated in the press release of the Government ( http://www.gov.md/libview.php?l=ro&idc=436&id=5780 ), during the Cabinet’s meeting of 21 November it was decided to start negotiations on the Agreement between the Moldovan Government and the European Patent Organization on validating... Read more

In order to prepare specialists in the field of intellectual property, from 22 October 2012 to 11 February 2013 AGEPI is developing a new series of long-term training courses “Protection of Intellectual Property” for obtaining the professional qualification “Counselor in Intellectual Property”. The... Read more

On 12-13 November, 2012, at the AGEPI took place the documentation visit of the Delegation of the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP), focused on the exchange of experience in the field of protection of industrial designs. The NOIP Delegation included Mr. Hoang VAN TAN,... Read more